Shaft packing



I Jan. 2, 1940. c. E. WIEISSNE-R SHAFT PACKING Filed March 14, 1938 Patented Jan. 2, 1946 Y i I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE '1 v 2,185,876 f I SHAFT PACKING Christopher E. Wiessner, l ialamazoo, Mich, as-

signor to Durametallic' Corporation, Kalamazoo, Mich. Application March 14, 1938, Serial No. 195,858

6 Claims. (01. 286-5) This invention relates to improvements in In hitherto known devices of the type deshaft packings. scribed, wherein the sealing surface was located The main objects of this invention are: inside the stuffing. box of the pump, considera- First, to provide a packing for pumps and the ble objection has been encountered because of 5 like which is very eflicient'and durable, providdifficulties in making adjustments to regulate 5 ing a met'al-to-metal seal for associated mov-, the pressure on the packing material, whereing parts. 1 such adjustments were possible, and also because Second, to provide a packing of this characof the fact that-frequently the adjusting parts ter which is very compact and may be installed were completely enclosed within the stufiing box in relatively confined spaces. or members associatedtherewith,r':with the re- 10 *Third, to provide a packing which is efiicient sult that corrosion of the. parts was present in action and adjustable to compensate for wear or else objectionable clogging when materials and for shrinkage or compacting of the sealing containing solids, such as lime, paper stock, grits, material in joints of both relatively fixed or non scale, or heavy viscous liquids, such as tar, as-

6 mo in and rela vely mov pa tsphalt, and clays, were handled b-y the pump. 5

Fourth, to provide a Shaft packing which The device of the {present invention eliminates prises an enclosed sealing element whose -ad-, bf the dimculties by providing packinginstin p ts a e e y exposed r adjustment which may-be repeatedly adjusted until it is removal P replace e paPckmg matenalcompletely worn out, without being removed from Flfthi to P Q Fbaft 9 for Pump the pump," and which isad justable to compensate or other device in which the ad ustmg members for an wear on thelipacking .material without are remote from or out of contactwlth water disturbing these'alin g faces thereof. Moreover, orother substances handled thereby and are not the adjusting elements of the packing r susceptible to becoming ineffective through clogposed a Simple injnature' asweu as economb ging or accumulation of materialthereabout. a 1 Space,,,being capable. bf being mounted 25 Slxth provlde q g for i adjacent toa stufiing box, in a relatively small mgtheg vintages velfy slmple space. The provisions of the invention elimigfg Its partsdalfld m wlmch i i gfi nate the necessity for special machine work on pa 5 may e remove or rep acemen W1 thejpump; such'as drilling and tapping of adi tiifiii iiitfgifttltnd economies of l i we M nis is possible the invention will appear from the description Install t smile mthoutiqlsmanihng h P .to follow. v part cular importance in the invention is the :Preferred embodiments of the invention are fact that,all q f are Y y easy illustrated in the accompanyin awin in 9 and the s5 1 which: v is similar to the common practice for flex ble Fig. 1 is a fragmentary enlarged View of a packlngs wherefore most persons skilled in the packing embodying the features of the inven- '3 W 1 ,rea understanding use of the device: tion, partially sectioned along the line l--| of v tag 1111?! uct o acv 46 Figs 2 and cording to the mventmn s that inasmuch as it 40 Fig; 2 is an end view partially broken away Q U f no lh it wi en nu and in transverse section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. iurers p p to s e their p shafts Fig. 3 is afagmentary view in section on line d VaVQId p an t. s Shortf Fig. v e ening of the pump makes it much more sturdy Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in section on line and of course reduces the'cost of manufacture 45 4-4of Fig. 2, illustrating further the structure h a -1 v of the invention. 5 .Referring to the drawing, referencenumeral Fig. sis a fragmentary view in longitudinal ic 'esla c ve tio a pump housing h o h section illustrating a modified form or embodithe-end of-which'the shaft 2 extends- I p v e 0 ment of the invention. I a, closure. or adapter plate 3 which is bolted to Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in partiallylonthe housing with a suitable gasket] interposed, gitudinal section, illustrating details of a modithesai'd' plate being 'counterbored 'at 5'to pro fied construction. i f vide anannular shoulder 6. Fig. 7 is a. fragmentary view in longitudinal insert or bushing 1 of suitable bearing ma 5;; section of asti ll further modified embodiment. I tcrial, fittedin'plate 3 inside shoulder 6, the

said bushing being annularly flanged at 8 to engage the shoulder.

Surrounding the shaft 2, preferably with a substantial clearance, is an elongated sleeve-like sealing member 9 provided with an annular sealing flange til at its inner end adapted to coact and having a sealing running engagement with the inner end of the bushing I. Said flange iii is provided on the side adjacent bushing 1 with a zigzag fluid seal groove l l covering a considerable portion of the radial area of the flange. (See Fig. 3.) As illustrated, the groove is roughly star-shaped. The particular shape of the groove, may, of course, be altered as desired, however provision should be; made that the same furnish a fluid seal sweeping over a considerable part of the area of the flange. The insert 1 has axial bores i2 communicating with groove effective seal axially of the shaft.

H adjacent the ends l3 thereof and also communicating with radial fluid feed and return fittings 5 which are inserted in closure plate 3.

Sealing member- 9 projects outwardly through the closure plate and into an axially slidable thimble l5 which surrounds the shaft 2 and is in turn received in the chamber collar 16 fixed to the shaft 2 by set screws ll. In the recess l8 of this collar receiving the thimble I 5 I place a number of compression springs 19 bearing against the thimble and urging the same axially in a manner to compress the rings of packing material 212 which are placed inside thimble l5 in the space between the radial flange 2| of the same and the end of sealing member 9. The rings are arranged within this space so as to provide an It will be understood that there is no rotative movement be tween this packing or thimble l5 and the shaft.

The sealing member 9 is provided with a thrust ring 22 which is loosely mounted on the sealing member, but is held against rotative movement and axially by means of the radial pins 23 threaded into the sleeve and engageable in radial recesses 24 in the outer face of the ring.

The collar 16 is drilled and countersunk parallel to its axis at a plurality of spaced points to receive the adjusting screws 25 which have threaded engagement with the drilled and tapped holes 26 in the thrust ring 22. x

Coiled springs 21 are arranged within the bores in the collar to engage the heads 28 of the screws and impart a yielding stress to the sealing member.

In operation, the sealing member 9 rotates with the shaft, and the grooved face of its sealing flange ill coacting with the face of the sealing member of the closure plate, which in this case is the bushing 1, forms an efiective fluid seal between the sealing member and the closure plate. The packing material 20 effectively seals the joint at the outer end .of the sealing element and this material is maintained tightly against the end of member 9 by the thimble l5 and springs l9; 1. e., l

the sealing member 9 and the springs l9 thrust against opposite ends of the material to compress the same against shaft 2.

On the opposite side of pump housing I, I illustrate a somewhat modified form of my invention,

the end walls of this space maybe beveled so as to urge the sealing material into tight engagement with the shaft.

Reference numeral 30 in Fig. 1 designates the adjacent bearing for the shaft 2 and serves to 11- lustrate the fact that the packing may be loosened and dismantled for replacement of the packing material in a very small space. The closure plate is preferably relatively flat.

In the modification shown in'Fig. 6, I show my improvements as adapted to a structure in which a packing box 3| of a conventional type is provided. In this structure, there is no necessity of countersinking the closure plate as the chamber is already provided. However, where embodied in an original construction, the packing box projections 3| can be omitted. In this form, the details of the sealing provisions are shown similar to those just described with reference to Fig. 5. However, it is apparent that either of theseals illustrated in Fig. l is well adapted for use, whether or not a stuffing box is present.

In Fig. 7, I illustrate a still further modified form of the invention, which omits compression springs l9 or 27, substituting therefor a ring of packing material 32 which resilient in nature, the said ring performing the double function of seal ing the shaft and maintaining tension on the screws 25 to preserve the operative relation of the parts.

To provide lubrication for the sealing surfaces and as an alternative for the feed and return fittings M, it will be apparent that suitable oil cups or equivalent lubricant feed means may be provided to supply the sealing surface withsealing fluid.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in embodiments which I consider very practical. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe other embodiments or. adaptations as it is believed this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art toembody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a'rotatable shaft, of a closure member through which said shaft projects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealing member on said shaft rotatable within said closure member and provided with an annular sea-ling element at its inner end in rotatable sealingengagement with a coacting sealing element on said closure member, a collar secured to said shaft and having an inwardly facing packing chamber surrounding said shaft and receiving the outer 'end of said sealing member, packing material arranged in said chamber, the end of said sealing member disposed within said collar constituting a thrust member for said packing material, a draw member mounted on said sealing member, threaded adjusting means carried by said collar and having threaded engagement with saiddraw member, and spring means arranged to coact with to said sealing member. 1 1

2. The combination with a rotatable shaft, of a closure member through which said shaft projects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealing member on said shaft provided with an annular sealing element at its inner end in rotatable sealing engagement with a coacting sealing element on said closure member, a collar secured to said shaft, packing material for said shaft between said sealing member and said collar, "said sealing member constituting a thrust member for comsaid adjusting means for applying yielding'thrust pressing said packing material, adraw ring detachably mounted on said sealing member, and adjusting screws carried by said collar and having threaded engagement with said draw ring.

3. The combination with a rotatable shaft, of a: closure member through which said shaft projects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealingsmember on said shaft provided with an annular sealing element at its inner end and in rotatable sealing engagement within the closure member with a coacting sealing element on said closure member,

one of said sealing elements. being grooved to.

: jects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealing member on said shaft provided with an annular sealing'eiement at its inner end in rotatable sealing en-,

gagement within the closure member with a c0- acting sealing element on said closure member, a collar embracing said shaft and providing an inwardly facing packing chamber surrounding said shaft and receiving the outer end of said sealing member, packing material arranged in said chamber, the end of said sealing member disposed within said collar constituting-a thrust member for said packing material, andmeans re-- siliently connecting said sealing member and collar to compress said packing material. I

5.*The combination with a rotatable shaft, of

. a closure member through which said shaft projects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealingrnember embracing said shaft but in non-contacting relation theretoprovided with 'a flange-like-se'aling element-at its inner end in rotatableJbearing engagement with a coacting sealing element on said closure member, a collar secured to said shaft and having an annular. recess in, its inner end, 'a packing sleeve teles'copingly associated in i said recess and with the outer end of said sealing member, packing material within said pack .ing sleeve, springs within "said collar acting to urge said packing sleeve toward said' sealing member, and an adjustable connection between said collar and, said sealing member.

s. The combination with a rotatable shaft, or v a closure member through which said shaft projects, a rotatable sleeve-like sealing member embracing said shaft provided with'a flange-like sealing element at its inner end-in rotatable bearing engagement internally of i the closure member with a'coacting sealing element on said closure member, a collar secured to said shaft,"

a shaft packing for said sealing member between said sealing member and collar, and an adjustable connection between said collar andlsaidsealing member for compacting said packing and urging said sealing elements together.v i

CHRISTOPHER. E WIESSNER. 

